Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Made: 21st February 1996

Coming into operation: 1st April 1996

The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 127 and 129(1) of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991[^f00001] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation and commencement

1

These regulations may be cited as the Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1996.

Amendment of regulations

2

• (1) The Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995[^f00002] are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (7).

• (2) In regulations 11(1) (reduced fees and refunds), 13(3) (fee for certain deemed applications), 16 (fees for applications for listed building consent) and 19(2) (fee for certain statutory authorities) for “£30” substitute “£31”.

• (3) In regulation 17(1) (fee for appeals) for “£60” substitute “£65”.

• (4) In regulation 18(1) (fee for application for a determination) for “£23” substitute “£27”.

• (5) In Part I of Schedule 1 in paragraphs 4(1) (fee for application or deemed application by certain non-profit making organisations), 5(2) and (3) (fee for certain applications for approval of reserved matters) for “£175” substitute “£270”.

• (6) For Part II of Schedule 1 substitute Part II set out in the Schedule to these regulations.

• (7) In Schedule 2 (fees for applications for consent to display advertisements)—

• (a) for “£50” where it twice occurs substitute “£51”;

• (b) for “£230” substitute “£236”.

SCHEDULE — Substitution for Part II of Schedule 1

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on

J. McConnell — Assistant Secretary — 21st February 1996.

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Planning (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 which prescribe—

1 Fees payable to the Department of the Environment in respect of applications made under the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (the “1991 Order”)— a for planning permission for development or for approval of matters reserved in an outline planning permission; b for consent for the display of advertisements; c for listed building consent.

2 Fees payable to the Planning Appeals Commission in respect of appeals and applications for planning permission deemed to have been made on an appeal against enforcement notices by virtue of Article 71(3) of the 1991 Order. The fees for reduced fees, for certain deemed applications, for listed building consent, for certain statutory authorities and the fees for application for consent to display advertisements are increased by 2.75% (regulation 2(2) and (7)). The fees for appeals are increased by 8% (regulation 2(3)). The fee for an application for a determination increases by approximately 17% (regulation 2(4)). The fee for application or deemed application by certain non-profit making organisations and for certain applications for approval of reserved matters increases by approximately 54% (regulation 2(5)). In relation to Categories of development— i the fees relating to Categories 1(B)(i) and (ii) and Category 3 remain unchanged; ii the other categories of fee are increased by between 35% and 56% (regulation 2(6)); iii a fee ceiling of £20,250 has been applied to Category 6(a)-(d). The general effect of these Regulations will be to increase fee income by approximately 20% overall.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1991/1220 (N.I. 11). Art. 2(2) contains definitions of “the Department” and “prescribed”

[^f00002]: S.R. 1995 No. 78